2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression,
dysthymia, or minor depression?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,890 957 19.9 18.5-21.5 3,933 80.1 78.5-81.5
-Piedmont NC 2,000 384 19.0 17.0-21.2 1,616 81.0 78.8-83.0
GENDER
Male 907 122 12.7 10.5-15.4 785 87.3 84.6-89.5
Female 1,093 262 24.8 21.7-28.1 831 75.2 71.9-78.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,298 283 22.0 19.4-24.8 1,015 78.0 75.2-80.6
Non-Hispanic Black 401 54 12.0 8.8-16.2 347 88.0 83.8-91.2
Other 301 47 16.4 11.2-23.4 254 83.6 76.6-88.8
AGE
18-34 483 85 17.5 13.8-21.9 398 82.5 78.1-86.2
35-44 302 56 18.3 13.6-24.2 246 81.7 75.8-86.4
45-54 353 80 23.1 18.3-28.8 273 76.9 71.2-81.7
55-64 363 73 19.1 14.8-24.3 290 80.9 75.7-85.2
65-74 284 59 20.8 15.7-27.2 225 79.2 72.8-84.3
75+ 187 29 17.4 11.5-25.3 158 82.6 74.7-88.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 40 25.3 18.1-34.3 122 74.7 65.7-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 97 20.4 16.5-25.0 358 79.6 75.0-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 502 99 18.2 14.7-22.3 403 81.8 77.7-85.3
College Graduate 875 147 16.4 13.8-19.3 728 83.6 80.7-86.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 56 31.3 23.8-40.0 115 68.7 60.0-76.2
$15,000- 24,999 252 71 28.8 22.2-36.4 181 71.2 63.6-77.8
$25,000- 34,999 167 34 21.4 14.6-30.2 133 78.6 69.8-85.4
$35,000- 49,999 217 40 15.6 10.7-22.1 177 84.4 77.9-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 272 48 16.3 11.9-22.0 224 83.7 78.0-88.1
$75,000+ 582 84 14.9 11.8-18.6 498 85.1 81.4-88.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 168 35.3 30.2-40.7 321 64.7 59.3-69.8
No 1,430 200 13.8 11.8-16.1 1,230 86.2 83.9-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 30 12.6 8.4-18.4 192 87.4 81.6-91.6
Non-Veteran 1,777 353 19.7 17.6-22.0 1,424 80.3 78.0-82.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,168 220 18.6 16.1-21.4 948 81.4 78.6-83.9
Regional City or Suburban County 447 89 19.9 15.9-24.6 358 80.1 75.4-84.1
Rural 385 75 19.1 14.6-24.7 310 80.9 75.3-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,154 186 15.6 13.3-18.2 968 84.4 81.8-86.7
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 75 16.0 12.3-20.4 369 84.0 79.6-87.7
Unable to Work 142 75 53.1 43.2-62.7 67 46.9 37.3-56.8
Other not in Labor Force 178 29 16.5 10.4-25.0 149 83.5 75.0-89.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 220 61 27.9 21.1-35.8 159 72.1 64.2-78.9
151% to 200% 119 21 14.3 8.6-23.0 98 85.7 77.0-91.4
More than 200% 1,027 168 15.6 13.2-18.3 859 84.4 81.7-86.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 22 21.6 13.8-32.3 74 78.4 67.7-86.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 599 123 20.0 16.5-24.0 476 80.0 76.0-83.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,305 239 18.4 16.0-21.2 1,066 81.6 78.8-84.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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